Cost benefit analysis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001554",
  "term": "Cost benefit analysis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An analytical technique that compares the costs and benefits of investments, program or policy actions in order to determine which alternative or alternatives maximize net benefits (economic efficiency).",
  "synonyms": [
    "benefit cost analysis",
    "benefit-cost analysis",
    "cost-benefit analysis"
  ],
  "subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
  "see_also": [
    "economic analysis",
    "cost of illness analysis",
    "risk-benefit analysis",
    "willingness to pay",
    "cost analysis",
    "cost effectiveness",
    "economic evaluation",
    "marginal abatement cost"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Government Accountability Office",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "análisis de costo-beneficio"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cost-benefit-analysis/"
}